Haritha Kannan,
Educator, Little Laudable Learners.
An affirmation is usually a single sentence, a sentence with powerful words put together to make a positive statement. This sentence is aimed at reaching your conscious and unconscious mind which can calm you, motivate you, challenge you, change negative thoughts, make you confident, shift your mindset, push you to reach your full potential in life, and make a better life.
Example:
“I’m bold and brave”
“I’m kind and calm”
“I’m loved”
When and how to say affirmations?
It is best to write your affirmations in a notebook/journal and read them aloud/or to yourself as many times as possible. Read them slowly word by word and listen to them.
- You can plan and fix the same time in a day and repeat the affirmations 3-5 times each day.
- It’s good to say affirmations at the beginning and end of the day.
- Tell the affirmations whenever you want to feel positive and confident in a challenging situation.
How to write affirmations?
- Use meaningful words and keep it simple.
- Use the present tense.
- Highlight your strengths.
- Focus on what you want to improve.
- Be mindful while you are writing or telling an affirmation.
- Believe in your affirmations.
Who can say affirmations?
Affirmations are for everyone and with good guidance, children tell their own affirmations in a beautiful way.
Start with a few meaningful affirmations that resonate with you and the ones you love to say. Repeat them periodically as you planned. Consistency is the key!!
Affirmations:
Here are 25 affirmations that can help children cultivate self-love and confidence. It can be told by adults too.
- I am happy.
- I am healthy.
- I am beautiful in and out.
- I am loved and cared for.
- I am unique and special.
- I embrace any challenges that come my way.
- I am supported by the universe.
- I am so lovable.
- I am brave and strong.
- I am loved just for being me.
- I am enough.
- I am resilient.
- I am capable of achieving my goals.
- I am worthy of love and respect.
- I trust myself to make the best decisions.
- I am grateful for all the blessings in my life.
- I am confident in my abilities…
- I am proud of myself.
- I am kind and compassionate.
- I am creative and imaginative.
- I am a good friend.
- I am responsible and reliable
- I am patient and understanding.
- I am deserving of happiness and success.
- I get better with practice.
Pro Tips:
- Say it together: Be it with your friends, family, children or students – it gets more fun when you can say affirmations together.
- Make it a habit: Select any time or task of the day where you feel relaxed. Make sure you say your affirmations at that time every day.
- Make it visible: choose your favorite – Make a poster of your affirmations or draw them or doodle and color them or write them in colorful post it notes or put them in a glass jar, then pick a random piece of paper and read it or mark it up in your kitchen, hallway, bed room etc.
- Use affirmations to address a specific issue: At times of self-doubt in adults one can say, “I’m surely capable of handling this”. To help an anxious child one can teach them to say “I’m calm and collected”.
- Be consistent: Affirmations are positive self-talk to oneself and to reap the most of it – be consistent.
Affirmations can act as a powerful tool, can give endless benefits and create many positive changes in one’s life.
